10 Things to do in Salamanca (District) That You Shouldn't Miss

April 5, 2022 Osvaldo Hartline

So many of Madrid’s buildings look like castles, you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a fairytale. Even City Hall is astounding, with its white pinnacles and neo-Gothic features. A self-guided architecture tour can begin by the great bear statue in the central Puerta del Sol. Wander by the fanciful Royal Palace before absorbing the natural beauty of Retiro Park, then visit one of the city’s many museums. You could happily cap off each day by nibbling on forkfuls of paella while sipping Spanish rioja.
Restaurants in Madrid

1. Plaza de Cibeles

Calle Alcala and Paseo de Recoletos, 28014 Madrid Spain http://www.aviewoncities.com/madrid/plazadecibeles.htm
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Plaza de Cibeles

2. Museo Arqueologico Nacional

Calle Serrano 13, 28001 Madrid Spain +34 915 77 79 12 [email protected] http://www.man.es/man/en/home
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4.5 based on 4,099 reviews

Museo Arqueologico Nacional

Works dating mostly from Hispanic prehistory to the Modern Age, but it also includes some other cultural remains: Greek, Etruscan, Roman and various South American cultures.

Reviewed By 485carmencitad - Madrid, Spain

NATIVE POPULATION, as Tartessos, Turdetani, Iberian, Celts, Ligurians Galaicos, Astures, Cantabrians, Várdulos, Basques, MEDITERRANEAN Phoenicians Carthaginians, Greek, CONQUERORS Roman ,Vandalos, Suevos, Alanos, Goths Byzantine, Visigoths Arab... All these peoples constructed or left his fingerprint in Spain and you can find his track and his memory in the objects that are exposed in this eclectic Archaeological National Museum Dating from 1867, after a Conscientious renovation project is maybe the best archaeological museum in Europe and, therefore, in the world'. It traces the evolution of human cultures, from prehistoric times up to the 15th century.Remarkably, the great majority of pieces came from excavations carried out within Spain, illustrating the extraordinary continuity and diversity of human settlement in the Iberian peninsula. illustrating the extraordinary continuity and diversity of human settlement in the Iberian peninsula.

3. Museo Lazaro Galdiano

Calle Serrano 122, 28006 Madrid Spain +34 915 61 60 84 [email protected] http://www.museolazarogaldiano.es
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Museo Lazaro Galdiano

Reviewed By FactotumDellaCitta - London, United Kingdom

Lázaro Galdiano was a publisher who was active during the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was an avid collector of, well, everything - paintings, coins, textiles, jewelry, arms, and furniture, to name some of his interests. Highlights of his collection are housed in this museum, which is his former mansion.

4. Centro Cultural de la Villa

Jardines del Descubrimiento Plaza de Colón, Madrid Spain +34 915 75 64 96 http://teatrofernangomez.esmadrid.com/espectaculo/983/titanic
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Centro Cultural de la Villa

Reviewed By sheepygold

There are a couple of design exhibitions at the moment as part of the Madrid design festival. One focuses on a contemporary designer, Patricia Urquiola who has produced some lovely work although with overcomplicated explanations and another exhibition looks at 100 objects and how their design has evolved to make them more user friendly, more beautiful, smaller...There is a further room full of, 'astral objects' There is some explanation in English which is helpful. Very interesting overall and free.

5. Parque del Oeste

Metro Arguellea, Madrid Spain +34 915 48 95 12 http://www.esmadrid.com/informacion-turistica/parque-del-oeste
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Parque del Oeste

6. Puerta de Alcala

Plaza Independencia 1, 28001 Madrid Spain http://www.palaciodehielo.com
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Puerta de Alcala

Reviewed By Homfirth - Holmfirth, United Kingdom

This is considered to be the first modern post-Roman triumphal arch built in Europe even older than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It was a gate in the former Walls of Felipe IV and stands near the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. Today it is in the centre of a very busy traffic intersection and it’s difficult to take photos because of the continual stream of traffic.

7. Casa de America

Paseo Recoletos 2, 28001 Madrid Spain +34 915 95 48 34 [email protected] http://www.casamerica.es/
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Casa de America

Reviewed By SPAINDOCTOR - Madrid, Spain

This house is very elegant You pay 8 euros But you get to see a lovely palace Is located in front of Cibeles

8. Biblioteca Nacional de Espana

Paseo Recoletos 18-20, 28001 Madrid Spain +34 915 80 78 00 [email protected] http://www.bne.es/
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Biblioteca Nacional de Espana

Reviewed By SPAINDOCTOR - Madrid, Spain

Many years and never went inside It is a must Lovely building Inside and outside It shares location with archeological museum

9. Barrio de Salamanca

Jose Ortega y Gasset, 8 - patio, 28006 Madrid Spain +34 915 77 25 80 http://www.entredosantiguedades.com/en
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Barrio de Salamanca

Poshest, most conservative section of Madrid was developed through the investments of the Marquis of Salamanca.

Reviewed By cristianm234 - Guaynabo, Caribbean

Nice to walk around, tons of luxury shops, amazing restaurants and bars, if you want to have an upscale experience in Madrid definitely this is the place to be.

10. Palacio de Linares

Paseo de Recoletos, 2, Madrid Spain +34 915 95 48 00 http://www.casamerica.es
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Palacio de Linares

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